President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Hermione Theresa Cronje as the head of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), the Presidency confirmed on Friday.
Cronje’s appointment is effective from May 15, 2019.
In March 2019, Ramaphosa proclaimed the establishment of an Investigating Directorate in the Office of the NDPP, in terms of Section 7(1) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act (NPA), 1998 (Act No.32 of 1998).
The investigating directorate is tasked with investigating common law offences including fraud, forgery, uttering, theft and any offence involving dishonesty.
The Presidency in a statement said Cronje had been appointed to the position for a period of five years in terms of Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 14 of the NPA Act.
“The Investigating Directorate she will lead in her new role will attend to statutory offences including but not limited to contraventions of: The Prevention and
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